Liu Feng drank a few glasses quietly.
It seems like the time is almost up.
By this time, Zhou Ming had been beaten into a pig's head.
The screams woke up the unconscious Zhou De.
He shouted, "Stop it, stop it..."
Zhou De had completely lost confidence and was staggering when he walked. Fortunately, he was supported by his two good brothers and was able to sit down.
"General Liu, now that things have come to this, the foundation of Deqingtang, which has been built for more than ten years, has now been completely destroyed. What tricks do you have left? Use them all at once."
"I'm almost sixty years old. I can't stand your boiling frog in warm water and cutting the meat with a blunt knife."
Liu Feng chuckled, took the pen and ink prepared by Chen Buyi, and wrote as he spoke.
"Deqingtang is willing to transfer all of its Chamber of Commerce, shops, properties, including management personnel and other business connections and channels, to Liu Feng."
"But I'm not the type to kill anyone. I'll make a deal with you today. After I take over all of Deqing Hall, I won't want your three houses. This is where you can settle down."
"Secondly, I will give each of you three brothers a 10% dividend. This amount of money won't be much, but it will be enough to ensure that you three and your families have enough food and clothing."
"Of course, since everything is mine, that includes the salt I just sold you."
"Don't worry, since I promised to give you a share of the profits, I won't break my promise. I will write it down clearly in black and white in the contract."
"Well, I've done my best. Do you have any objections?"
The three brothers smiled bitterly. In the current situation, do they have any other choice?
All the loan agreements are sorted out, and then both parties put their fingerprints on them.
From then on, everything that belonged to Deqingtang belonged to Liu Feng, and the Hongmen Banquet was finished in this extremely depressing atmosphere.
The three Zhou De brothers could not understand why they had lost everything in just one meal.
Looking at the people leaving, Liu Feng stood at the door of Shiweixian and smiled playfully.
It's not that he is oppressing the good, but those IOUs are clearly written in black and white.
In the end, they were given 10% of the dividends to ensure their living for the rest of their lives.
"By the way, where did the shopkeeper go?"
Liu Feng asked Chen Buyi beside him.
Chen Buyi replied with a smile: "Don't worry, my soldiers have him under control."
Chen Buyi's face was filled with pride as he spoke.
Liu Feng opened his mouth helplessly and kicked Chen Buyi directly. This guy doesn't use his brain when doing things.
"I'm fine, why are you arresting me?"
Chen Buyi touched his butt, feeling a little aggrieved.
"General, don't do what you said. Let me arrest the shopkeeper."
Liu Feng was completely speechless.
Forget it, Liu Feng didn't mind. This kid had been with him for a shorter time, and he didn't know him as well as Wang Dingliu.
If Wang Dingliu did this, he would definitely invite the person to the designated place respectfully, but the person would not be able to leave.
"Okay, be more careful next time."
"Come on, take me there, I want to talk to him."
Chen Buyi nodded and quickly led the way.
"General, there is one thing I don't quite understand."
"Now that Deqingtang is your property, why do you still have to give them a 10% dividend? It's a huge loss."
"When doing things, you need to maintain a bottom line to last. Besides, my salt can be sold at a high price anywhere, so giving them a 10% bonus is reasonable."
When Chen Buyi heard what Liu Feng said, he understood, but he still felt sad when he thought about the 10% bonus.
"General, just give them a little so they can live. The price is so high. By this calculation, one percent is a lot of silver."
Liu Feng chuckled. Chen Buyi still couldn't see the essence of the matter.
"Doing business is not that simple. Although I have the documents from the Salt and Iron Office, I can run my business openly."
"But what about rice and cloth?"
"Are we only doing the salt business and nothing else?"
"Besides, compared to salt, the most important business is rice and cloth. Salt can earn us money, but we really need rice and cloth."
"Whether it's the army or the others crossing the new river, food and clothing are basic needs."
"We need to make use of their connections and use their methods to purchase goods at low prices. Even if we use them directly for the army, we can save a lot of money."
"Although verbally, they agreed to transfer everything in Deqing Hall to me."
"But, they've suffered such a huge loss at my hands, and now they've lost everything. Can you guarantee that the three brothers won't do anything bad again?"
"Among the people in Deqing Hall right now, from the managers to the runners, they are all other people's people. If they want to do something bad, they don't need to spend any effort at all."
"If I don't give the three brothers this 10%, Liu Feng dares to say that they will not be able to continue in business for more than three months and will all go bankrupt."
Chen Buyi suddenly understood and nodded.
"Then we just need to figure out the various relationships between these guys. When the time comes, we will know ourselves and the enemy, and the initiative will be in our hands."
Although Chen Buyi is a big and strong man, he is not stupid. Moreover, he has been to the capital city. He only needs some guidance and will soon see the essence of the matter.
After he said this, he suddenly understood.
"General, I understand. You asked me to stop that young shopkeeper because you want him to take over the position of the head shopkeeper, Sun Wang?"
"General, you have foresight. I admire you."
"The shopkeeper of this branch was originally from Deqingtang, and was fired by the second young master. Liu Feng not only kept him, but also directly promoted him to the head shopkeeper."
"By then, they will definitely be grateful. Accepting the business will also be much faster than sending new people, and it will be easier to get the new Deqingtang on the right track."
"Besides, I am grateful to Liu Feng for promoting me and retaining me, so I will definitely not betray him."
Liu Feng looked at Chen Buyi with appreciation and praised him.
"Not bad, not bad. As long as you study hard, you will have a bright future."
Chen Buyi scratched his head embarrassedly and smiled, then licked his face and stuck close to Liu Feng.
"General, have you thought of these plans a long time ago?"
"You're truly amazing! You even predicted that the shopkeeper would be kicked out of Deqing Hall. General, you're truly a genius."
Liu Feng rolled his eyes at Chen Buyi. What was this guy thinking?
However, Chen Buyi was really studying hard, so Liu Feng patiently explained.
"The appearance of that shopkeeper was a complete accident."
"I'm not a fortune teller, how could I have figured this out?"
"Since he happened to show up, I'll just go with the flow. Without him, we can just recruit a new manager, and it won't affect the overall situation."
Chen Buyi finally got everything clear. He understood everything completely and learned another trick from Liu Feng.
It’s better to follow Liu Feng.
You can learn a lot from Liu Feng.
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